Back To Home Page To Archives - Spring of Life - H. Roger Bothwell Everything Is Yours There is a wonderful passage almost hidden at the end of 1 Corinthians 3. I Corinthians 3 is about the natural stupidity of human vanity. It seems there was a conflict in the Corinthian church regarding whose baptism was the best. Some people claimed to be baptized by Paul, some by Apollos and some by Peter. When we stop and realize all of us are baptized into Jesus the dispute becomes totally ridiculous. It reminds me of Bible battles that often occur with some people claiming to be righter than another as if we were saved by theological accuracy instead of by grace. At the close of chapter three we find this treasure. "Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and you are Christ's; and Christ is God's." Stop for a moment and ponder the power, the totality, and the vastness of what Paul is saying. If you allow Jesus to be the Lord of your life you become the possessor of everything. Obviously Paul doesn't mean you now own your neighbor's Lexus. He is talking about things greater than any luxury car, house or object. He is talking about the world, about life, about the future. Look at the stars and know they are yours. You will travel to them. You will visit unfallen worlds. Righteousness, goodness, power, intellect and purity are yours. Let Jesus be your master and God will share EVERYTHING with you. Wow. I'm Roger Bothwell and my address is roger.bothwell@verizon.net or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your support of our faith ministry. Past devotionals can be accessed at Archives